US judge refuses to block Trump’s White House UFC birthday event
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#7693T)
Gaudy arena is already built on South Lawn to celebrate US president's birthday and America's 250th anniversary
A federal judge refused on Friday to stop the White House from staging a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary - on Donald Trump's 80th birthday.
US district judge Amit Mehta's ruling allows organizers to use the White House lawn as the venue for Sunday's planned UFC mixed martial arts event.
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